Electrolytic ethoxylation of several γ-furylalkanols

Compounds of the 2-ethoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]-3-nonene series were obtained during the electrolysis of solutions of primary, secondary, and tertiary-furylalkanols in ethanol as a result of intramolecular alkoxylation. Depending on the conditions, catalytic hydrogenation of the products leads to the formation of 2-ethoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes or 1,6-dioxaspiro [4.4 ]nonanes.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 10, pp. 1303–1305, October, 1970.     

Synthesis of spiroacetals using functionalised titanium carbenoids

Alkylidenation of lactones with functionalised titanium carbenoid reagents (Schrock carbenes) followed by acid-induced cyclisation of the resulting enol ethers constitutes a new method for the preparation of [4.4], [4.5] and [5.5] spiroacetals (1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes, 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decanes and 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecanes, respectively, sometimes termed 5,5-, 5,6- and 6,6-spiroketals). The titanium carbenoids are easily generated from readily available thioacetals.     

Study of furan compounds

The electrolytic alkoxylation of several furan aldehydes and ketones was accomplished. It is shown that the electrolytic methoxylation of the aldehydes is an intramolecular reaction and leads to compounds of the 2,7-dimethoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]-3-nonene series. Depending on the conditions, 2,7-dimethoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes and 1,6-dioxaspiro [4.4]-nonanes were synthesized by the catalytic hydrogenation of the latter. The corresponding -carbonyl-containing 2,5-dimethoxy-2,5-dihydrofurans are formed in the case of the methoxylation of the furan ketones.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1155–1158, September, 1971.     

Hydrogen atom transfer methodology for the synthesis of C-22, C-23, and C-25 stereoisomers of cephalostatin north 1 side chain from spirostan sapogenins

A simple synthesis of all eight C-22, C-23, and C-25 diastereoisomers of the cephalostatin north 1 side chain has been accomplished from (25R)-5α-spirostan-3β-ol (tigogenin). The synthesis involves selective hydroxylations at C-23 and C-25 and reductive opening of the 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane spirostan system to give a conveniently protected 5α-furostan-3β,23,25,26-tetrol. The construction of the required 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane system entailed an intramolecular hydrogen abstraction reaction promoted by the C-25 alkoxyl radical as the key step. Acid-catalyzed isomerization of the spiroketal unit suggested that 22R isomers are the thermodynamic products while the 22S isomers are the result of kinetic control. The acid-catalyzed equilibrium between 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane and 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane systems was also studied. In the 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane units, the observed ³J_23,24 coupling constants suggest that the five-membered puckered ring-F undergoes substantial conformational changes on going from 22S to 22R isomers.     

Correlation between C and O chemical shifts and torsional strain in spiroacetals

The relationship between the ¹³C and ¹⁷O NMR chemical shifts and the dihedral energies (non-bonding interactions) of 1,4-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane, 1,4-dioxa- and 6,10-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane, 1,4-dioxa- and 6,11-dioxaspiro[4.6]undecane, 1,5-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, 1,5-dioxa and 7,12-dioxaspiro[5.6]dodecane and 1,6-dioxaspiro[6.6]tridecane were analyzed. These data showed correlation of the non-bonding interactions with the chemical shift of the spiranic carbon, as well as a linear relationship between ¹³C and ¹⁷O.     

Organoselenium mediated asymmetric cyclizations. Synthesis of enantiomerically pure 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes

The asymmetric cyclization of 1-hydroxyoct-7-en-4-one, promoted by camphorselenenyl tetrafluoroborate, generated from camphor diselenide and silver tetrafluoroborate in dichloromethane at room temperature, afforded a mixture of two diastereoisomeric E- and two diastereoisomeric Z-2-[(camphorseleno)methyl]-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes. These were separated by medium pressure liquid chromatography and then deselenenylated with triphenyltin hydride and AIBN to give enantiomerically pure 2-methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes. The camphorseleno group was also substituted by an allyl function using allyltributyltin in the presence of AIBN.     

Three-component reaction of 5-aryl-4-(quinoxalin-2-yl)-furan-2,3-diones,acetylenedicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester,and triphenylphosphine

Three-component synthesis from 5-aryl-4-(quinoxalin-2-yl)furan-2,3-diones, acetylenedicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester, and triphenylphosphine afforded methyl esters of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,7-diene-4-carboxylic and 4H-furo[3,2-c]pyran-3-carboxylic acids.     

Reaction of 3-formyl-2-methoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes with 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole: synthesis of 2-(1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimid-6-yl)methylenetetrahydrofurans

The reaction of 3-formyl-2-methoxy-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes with 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole gives 2-(1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimid-6-yl)methylenetetrahydrofurans in 51–65% yields.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2004–2005, November, 1993.     

Synthesis of 2-ethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]-nonane,the major component of the pheromone of the chalcograph beetle pityogenes chalcographus (L.)

Conclusions A synthesis was reported for 2-ethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane (chalcograne), which is an aggregational pheromone for thePityogenes chalcographus (L.) bark beetle.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 325–328, February, 1982.     

Synthesis of optically active 2-ethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane (chalcogran), the principal aggregation pheromone of pityogenes chalcographus (l.)1

((2R, 5RS)- and (2S, 5RS)-2-Ethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes (chalcograns) were synthesized in a simple manner by applying the recent technique of dianion chemistry.     

Syntheses based on 8-substituted 3-bromoacetyl-3,8-dimethyl-2,7-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diones

By reaction of 8-substituted 3-bromoacetyl-3,8-dimethyl-2,7-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diones with thiourea and substituted thioureas under Hansch reaction conditions, we have obtained the novel heterocycles 3-[2′-amino(arylamino)thiazol-4-yl]-3,8-dimethyl-2,7-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diones. By reacting the above-indicated bromoacetyl spirodilactones with 5-aryl-3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazoles, we obtained 8-substituted 3-(aryl-3,8-dimethyl-1′,2′,4′-triazol-3′-yl)thioacetyl-2,7-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diones. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 123–129, January, 2006.     

A simple,efficient, two-step synthesis of symmetric 2,7-dialkyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes

A two-step synthesis of symmetric 2,7-dialkyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes has been achieved by double Michael addition of nitromethane with two moles of enones on Amberlyst A21, followed by in situ reduction with sodium borohydride, then spontaneous spiroketalization of the obtained nitrodiol, by the Nef reaction under acidic conditions, affords the title compounds in good yields.     

A stereoselective synthetic route to 1,6-Dioxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-2-ones from cyclopropyl alkyl ketones and alpha-ketoesters

[reaction: see text] The SnCl(4)-mediated reactions of cyclopropyl alkyl ketones with alpha-ketoesters afford a novel method for the synthesis of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-2-ones with high stereoselectivities in moderate to good yields. This process is a sequential reaction involving a nucleophilic ring-opening reaction of the cyclopropane by H(2)O, an aldol-type reaction, and a cyclic transesterification mediated by Lewis acid.     

An efficient synthesis of the 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonan-2-one motif of the immunosuppressive triterpenoid Phainanoid F

We describe an efficient synthesis of the 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonan-2-one motif of the immunosuppressive triterpenoid Phainanoid F and its C4 epimer. A furan oxidative spirocyclization for constructing the spiro center was used as the key step. Other important reactions involved Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation, Weinreb ketone synthesis and Yamaguchi esterfication. The synthesis was achieved in 11 linear steps with 17.3% overall yield.     

New Heterocyclic Derivatives of α-Spirodilactones

8-Alkoxymethyl-3-bromoacetyl-3-methyl-2,7-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonane-1,6-diones react with thiourea, substituted thioureas, and 5-aryl-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiols to give new heterocyclic compounds containing an α-spirobutanolide fragment.__________Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 41, No. 6, 2005, pp. 913–916.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Kochikyan, Samvelyan, Arutyunyan, Avetisyan.     

Straightforward synthesis of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes

Diols 2, easily prepared by a DTBB-catalysed lithiation of the dithioether 1 in the presence of different carbonyl compounds, react with ozone in dichloromethane at −78 °C leading, after treatment with thiourea at 20 °C, to the corresponding substituted 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes 3.     

Catalytic transformations of 1,6-dioxaspiro[4,4]nonanes

Summary In the vapor phase over platinized charcoal at 300–320°, 2-and 3-alkyi-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes undergo the following transformations: isomerization of one of the tetrahydrofuran rings with formation of tetrahydrofuran oxo compounds, decarbonylation of tetrahydrofuran aldehydes, and isomerization of tetrahydrofuran homologs and tetrahydrofuran ketones to give aliphatic ketones and -diketones, respectively.     

A short and versatile route to chiral spiroketal skeletons

Different chiral spiroketal skeletons are obtained, in a versatile manner, by iterative alkylations of acetone N,N-dimethylhydrazone with iodides 2 followed by a one-pot deprotection/spirocyclization sequence. This methodology has been applied successfully to the synthesis of 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane and 1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane systems.     

Baker's yeast reduction of prochiral γ-nitroketones. II. straightforward enantioselective synthesis of 2,7-dimethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes

The baker's yeast reduction of 5-nitro-2,8-nonanedione 2 afforded the corresponding (2S,8S)-5-nitro-2,8-nonanediol3 with complete diastereoselectivity and high enantioselectivity. The conversion of 3 into the thermodynamic (E,E)/(Z,Z) (3:1) mixture of optically active (95% e.e.) 2,7-dimethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nonanes 5 was then achieved by spontaneous cyclization under the acidic conditions of the Nef reaction.     

Synthesis of methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4,5]decanes using organoselenium mediated cyclization reactions

Three naturally occurring methyl-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.5]decanes have been prepared in good yield using organoselenium mediated reactions during the crucial cyclization process.